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Booster Seats: When is My Child Ready to Move on?

Lisa Dau explains when you should be thinking about moving your child out of a booster seat…

ByMalika
September 28, 2017
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Booster Seats: How To Properly Install a High Back Booster Seat

Lisa Dau shows us how to properly install a high back booster seat…

ByMalika
September 28, 2017
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Booster Seats: Installing Backless Boosters Properly

I interviewed Kapi’olani Medical Center’s Injury Prevention Specialist, Lisa Dau, about booster seats today. When to move into one, how to install the different types into your car, how to secure your child properly…

ByMalika
September 28, 2017
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Booster Seats: Is My Child Ready?

I interviewed Kapi’olani Medical Center’s Injury Prevention Specialist, Lisa Dau, about booster seats today. When to move into one, how to install the different types into your…

ByMalika
September 28, 2017
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Forward-Facing Only Car Seats: What You Need to Know

Forward-facing seats typically have lower anchors and a tether anchor… the LATCH system. LATCH stands for Lower Anchors & Tethers for Children. We want to use the tether anchor whenever we go forward-facing. (If you switch your…

ByMalika
September 27, 2017
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My Baby Has Night Terrors: What Should I Do??

My daughter is waking up in the middle of the night and screaming bloody murder. It literally sounds like someone is torturing her. She is inconsolable and screams “Noooo” over and over and over again. Sound familiar? Are you dealing with something similar?…

ByMalika
September 20, 2017
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Why Won’t You Sleep? Trial & Error / Process of Elimination

Here is also a list of things we tried that may or may not have worked. We aren’t too sure because by the time she started sleeping through the night we were giving her all of it! LOL…

ByMalika
September 20, 2017
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“Birth to Boosters” Full Car Seat Vlog Series, Plus Where to Get a FREE Check-Up

Chuck says the biggest challenge they face is “non-use and people with their elementary school kids not using booster seats.” He says you need to remember “the law is a low bar” and in order to give your kids the best protection possible you need to go above and beyond. “I always tell people, if it…

ByMalika
September 15, 2017
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Rear-Facing Convertible Car Seats: How to Install Them Properly

Can I put my baby in a rear-facing seat past the age of 2? YES! AND, it is recommended. What about their legs? Your child can cross their legs, hang them off the side or do whatever they want with them… the seat will…

ByMalika
September 8, 2017
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Rear-Facing Convertible Seats: Attaching Your Baby Properly

Learn how to properly secure an infant into their convertible car seat. Watch THIS VIDEO to see how to secure your infant into an infant car seat. Below, I will list the differences or the ‘NEW’ stuff that you need to consider once you move baby to the next stage – a convertible, rear-facing seat….

ByMalika
September 8, 2017
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Infant Car Seats: How To Properly Secure Your Child

We all want to keep our children safe at all times. Driving is the most dangerous activity we partake in on a daily basis, but 4 out of 5 child passenger restraints are used incorrectly. I’m doing an entire vlog series starting…